Telling your friend that your furry

[mxmanus]

I have been a furry for a while now but i have kept it hidden due to not knowing if anyone i know in real life is a furry aswell im trying to tell my friends im furry but i dont know how help?DX  

[MistressBalalaika2434]

i know how yo guys feel i told a friend i was into furry and he laughed at me i hated it so now i keep it to myself  

[Alrenn]

I don't really talk to my friends about furry fandom unless they are themselves involved in it or know people who are. My dad loves my anthro art, but other than that, I think my family would think it was weird... But it's not so much of a problem with me, because I'm content to make art and post in forums and leave it at that.

I find that my art is a really good way to start a conversation about furry fandom. Do you draw? Do your friends like your art?  

[Dark-Velvet-Revolver]

If I were you just tell them the most they can do is laugh ^^ Just say u like being a cute furry animal I have had dreams of being a were cat or were panther and those were always awesome! lol Wish I could do that in real life.  

[mxmanus]

thx for the advice but my main problem is the non accepting people in my ares D: i mean i had a new big hat i wor and everyone stared at me like ohh look hes weird cause hes different -.-  

[Hogosha neko]

lol, im not concerned with telling anyone. Because who needs to know? Why is it so important that people know im a furry?  

[cajunantichrist]

I have a desktop wallpaper on my cpu in computer programming that says proud furry and no one knows what a furry is XD  

[Dark-Velvet-Revolver]

mxmanus

thx for the advice but my main problem is the non accepting people in my ares D: i mean i had a new big hat i wor and everyone stared at me like ohh look hes weird cause hes different -.-

Yeah well i'm wierd too I was called freakishly scary for no reason -.- sometimes u just have to say F... it and just do what you want. If they won't accept you they aren't real friends and they don't deserve to be in your presence ^^  

[Alxscrvs]

This thread is utterly retarded. You don't sit down someone and tell them you like anime or star trek or any other fandom, why is this a different situation? It isn't that big of a deal; stop being a pansy and just tell them if that's what you want. But really, is it that big of a deal? If someone wants to know about your interests, they will ask you. Enough said  

[Xennified]

Alexx Scraves

This thread is utterly retarded. You don't sit down someone and tell them you like anime or star trek or any other fandom, why is this a different situation? It isn't that big of a deal; stop being a pansy and just tell them if that's what you want. But really, is it that big of a deal? If someone wants to know about your interests, they will ask you. Enough said

I agree, I don't feel the need to tell anyone unless they specifically ask. It's not like it's some huge thing.
It is far less tolerated than liking anime or star trek though.  

[Alrenn]

Ghost Pancakes

Alexx Scraves

This thread is utterly retarded. You don't sit down someone and tell them you like anime or star trek or any other fandom, why is this a different situation? It isn't that big of a deal; stop being a pansy and just tell them if that's what you want. But really, is it that big of a deal? If someone wants to know about your interests, they will ask you. Enough said

I agree, I don't feel the need to tell anyone unless they specifically ask. It's not like it's some huge thing.
It is far less tolerated than liking anime or star trek though.

I think the main problem the OP is having is that most people really stigmatize furry fandom, so in an unaccepting environment it can cause you to be the target for less-than-friendly behavior. Lots of people with only small exposure to the furry community think it's just a fetish.  

[Xennified]

Alrenn

Ghost Pancakes

Alexx Scraves

This thread is utterly retarded. You don't sit down someone and tell them you like anime or star trek or any other fandom, why is this a different situation? It isn't that big of a deal; stop being a pansy and just tell them if that's what you want. But really, is it that big of a deal? If someone wants to know about your interests, they will ask you. Enough said

I agree, I don't feel the need to tell anyone unless they specifically ask. It's not like it's some huge thing.
It is far less tolerated than liking anime or star trek though.

I think the main problem the OP is having is that most people really stigmatize furry fandom, so in an unaccepting environment it can cause you to be the target for less-than-friendly behavior. Lots of people with only small exposure to the furry community think it's just a fetish.

I know, but ehh.. Sometimes you've got to learn not to give a s**t what others think about you. If you're really afraid of people knowing you're a furry, you shouldn't tell them.
The few of my friends that know what furries are hate us, but those friends are the best I've ever had so they don't need to find out.  

[Dark-Velvet-Revolver]

Yeah i agree about the stigma. Not all people who like cute furries are all about hard core furry porn... its kind of like anime at first everyone thought anime was only sex while a large portion is there is a great portion that has no pornography. It's just less well known... and people have one idea about people who look at it and like it when there are people of all kinds who enjoy furries.  

[NeoSylum]

"I am a furry. D: WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?! HUH?!?!" Thats why i don't tell ppl im furry lol nyan~